Nov

2011

Sharp to Release 7 Inch Galapagos Tablet

by Jack Holt
tagged Android, Galapagos, Honeycomb 3.2, sharp, tab, tablet

Earlier today Sharp debuted another 7-inch tablet similar to the one debuted a few months back. While killing off both the 10.8 and 5.5 inch models, Sharp showed continued support for its 7 inch line. Masami Obatake, a general manager for one of Sharp’s consumer product divisions informed reporters that they will continue bringing out [...]

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Nov

2011

Sharp Aquos SH-01D Surfaces On FCC’s Radar

by Roy Alugbue
tagged fcc, glasses-free 3d, SH-01D, sharp, Sharp Aquos

A certain phone manufacturer has quietly submitted an application for its new feature phone. Sharp is following up on its growing stable of feature-rich phones by presenting a phone to the FCC identified as the Aquos SH-01D. It will feature Quad-band (800/850/1700/2000) WCDMA and GSM dual mode technologies, a dual-core 1GHz processor and a 12.1 megapixel [...]

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Sep

2011

Sharp Aquos SH8298U 3D for SoftBank Japan

by Jim Farmer
tagged 2.3, Adreno, Aquos, Gingerbread, qHD, qualcomm, sharp, Snapdragon, softbank

Sharp is adding another glasses-free 3D phone to their stable, the Aquos SH8298U. This Aquos will sport Qualcomm’ Snapdragon MSM8255, a processor clocking in at 1.4GHz. Also onboard is an Adreno 205 GPU, 512MB RAM, 2GB of internal storage, a 4.2 inch qHD glasses-free 3D display, dual 8MP cameras on the back (for 3D content), [...]

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Aug

2011

Sharp’s Android 2.3 “Yahoo Phone” To Be Released In Japan Next Month

by Justin Routhier
tagged android 2.3, bluetooth, Japan, sharp, softbank, wifi, Yahoo

In a country that ranks Yahoo as its number one website, it seems to make good sense to create a “Yahoo Phone” doesn’t it? After all, designing android devices around customer’s favorite websites seems to be all the rage since we began seeing the HTC Status earlier this summer. Sharp is manufacturing the phone and [...]

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Aug

2011

Sharp shows off Galapagos A01SH 7-inch Honeycomb tablet

by Robert Nazarian
tagged Android 3.2, Ao1SH, EAccess, Galapagos, Japan, sharp, tablet

Sharp and EAccess unveiled a new 7-inch tablet running Android 3.2 called the Galapagos Ao1SH. It features: 7-inch 1024 X 600 display 42Mbps 3G NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor 1GB RAM 5MP rear camera, 2MP front camera 8GB memory, expandable via microSDHC The Galapagos is expected to launch sooner rather than later, but no details were [...]

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Jul

2011

Sharp FX II Headed to AT&T for the Budget-Minded

by Mitch Wright
tagged AT&T, FXII, sharp

For a customer needing a basic Android phone complete with keyboard, AT&T may be the place to hit up here in a while. We had covered Sharp’s leaked budget handset previously, though at the time it was believed to be going to T-Mobile. With official photos revealed of the Sharp FX II, there’s no doubt [...]

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Jul

2011

Sharp FX II / Plus Android phone for AT&T revealed

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, AT&T, fx, sharp

Sharp – it isn’t really a name we associate with the mobile world, especially when it comes to Android. However, AT&T and Sharp are teaming up to bring us the Sharp FX II / Plus, and it doesn’t look half bad… for the low end. As the image leak almost 2 months ago showed us, [...]

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Jul

2011

Samsung Galaxy 3D might be in the works for Q4 2011

by Robert Nazarian
tagged 3D, Galaxy 3D, HTC, LG, Samsung, sharp

Is anybody still thinking that 3D is a fad? We already have phones from Sharp, HTC, and LG. Now it looks like Samsung wants to join the party and might be preparing a Q4 release. The phone sounds a lot like a Galaxy S II, but could be called the Galaxy 3D. It will run a 1.2GHz [...]

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Jun

2011

Will this leaked Sharp Android phone be the new Sidekick? Most likely not.

by Robert Nazarian
tagged Android, qwerty, sharp, sidekick, slide up

We already have the T-Mobile Samsung Sidekick 4G, but could there be another one on the horizon? Leaked images of a new Sharp phone, running Android, show it with a slide-up screen and small rounded keys that resemble a Sidekick. Rumors have this device with a 3.2-inch (480 x 320) display, Wi-Fi, and a GPS. [...]

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Jan

2011

Disney to launch Android smartphones in Japan

by Jesse Bauer
tagged 003SH, Android, android 2.2, Android2.2, disney, disney japan, froyo, galapagos 003SH, Japan, sharp, sharp galapagos, smartphones

It’s hard not to giggle a little at the caption on the above pic…but Disney is serious. They plan on launching their own branded Android smartphones in the very near future, just in Japan as far as we know. Due to its popularity in Japan, Disney feels this is a smart move, and with Japan’s [...]

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